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<p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the prevalence of mesothelioma in the United Kingdom
– that is, the number of people that had the disease at a particular time or in a
particular period – are not available. However, mesothelioma prevalence is known to
be approximately equivalent to annual mesothelioma mortality.</p><p>The annual total
numbers of mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain over the period 2003-2012 (the latest
10 years for which data are available) are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1887</p></td><td><p>1978</p></td><td><p>2049</p></td><td><p>2060</p></td><td><p>2176</p></td><td><p>2265</p></td><td><p>2336</p></td><td><p>2360</p></td><td><p>2291</p></td><td><p>2535</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Source: Health and Safety Executive mesothelioma register.</p>
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